This article is from
Thrillist New York1950s England left an underratedly sweet cultural heritage, from the Quarrymen, who became the Beatles, to skiffle music, which blessedly became silence. Grab threads from rock's proto-era, at Teddy Boy.
Teddy's an exposed brick and plank-floored covey slinging made-in-NYC gear inspired roughly by the outfits of 1950s UK teens -- known as Teddy Boys b/c they adopted Edwardian period style, not b/c they were clearly destined to star as a shirtless lumberjack in an all-male calendar. The modestly priced eponymous gear runs the gamut from checkered cashmere/wool suits, to cotton and silk blazers, to work-ready button-downs and jeans, to one outlandish outlier: a gold chain mail long shirt decorated with a red smiley face -- because any man impervious to a double-handed flamberge is a happy man. Teddy also helps you get nice w/ vintage shoes (leather oxfords and slip-ons, loafers...) and used boots (brown leather work boots, black punk lace boots, etc) sourced from a Midwest distributor who knows boots are made for walking, spraying with Lysol, and then reselling.
Teddy also offers an array of sunglasses, including several Wayfarers and Cazals -- not actually from the 50s, but still in keeping with another underrated heritage: not going blind.
164 Allen Street, between Stanton and Rivington; 212.253.7770
Specially designed for a life spent in "pursuit of activity", fat, old you can nevertheless get yourself BK-based Activist's tech'd-up sunnies,... more
Follow Us
Thrillist on Facebook